Business Is Looking Bad For Soft Toy Seller, Uncle David

This photo of an elderly man lying down on an empty walkway with dozens of soft toys line up next to him has been widely circulated on social media lately. Some of you might recognise him as Damansara Uptown's Uncle David.

Facebook user 'Dc Tan' uploaded the photo just a few days ago on 8 February, to highlight the plights of the 66-year-old man whose business clearly has been dwindling recently, urging the public to lend some support.

"Poor Uncle David. Seems like his business goes quiet after the craze. Pokemon fans, perhaps can go get some Gen 2 and Gen 4 Pokémon for collection. Only RM10 each," the photo caption read.

People like Uncle David should be enjoying retirement but he's struggling to make ends meet under the scorching Malaysian weather.

It was only a few months ago when plenty of customers gathered outside of the HSBC bank in Damansara Uptown, PJ just to buy toys from him